No two people manifest the bull vs.bear debate this year more than James Cramer and Nouriel Roubini. Admittedly, both have been flexible, Cramer having gone on national television telling investors who may need the money within five years to scram, Roubini having made public statements about being long stocks occasionally. That said, the diehards on…

Pop quiz: What’s the quickest way to ensure that credit availability to consumers will dry up immediately? That’s an easy one…make it less profitable for credit card issuers to lend! Combined with the additional risk of lending in a recession, that’ll do the trick. And that’s exactly what Obama‘s anti-business gang did next: From the…

The Reformed Broker, AKA Mean Mr. Mustard, here with today’s Market Recap… As the enthusiam for Bank of America’s (BAC) Mother-of-all-Secondaries waned, the only thing left glittering was basically gold and it’s cousin silver. Will bank shareholders end up like the guy in the photo above come the celebration’s end? Here’s the 3:30 look at…

Which of our two major political parties would be a better steward of our capital markets and financial system if left unchecked by the other party? I think either way, the result would be pretty scary. The Republicans never met a business they didn’t want to deregulate and the Democrats never met an underprivileged constituent…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzysbFcCYS8] The Reformed Broker, AKA Dr. Feelgood, here with today’s Market Recap… Goldman upgraded one of the worst hospital stocks extant, Tenet Health, this morning: Goldman said it is upgrading THC to Buy from Neutral based on more favorable view of urban hospitals. Notes potential for continued margin improvement and benefit of normalizing credit markets. Price…

My new favorite cliche from this just -ending earnings season is “(so-and-so company/industry) is set to benefit as housing recovers“. Think about the absurd obviousness of this statement and the frequency with which it’s being repeated from every corner of corporate America. And you can basically put any company or industry name in that blank and the sentence…

I challenge you to find an article about the major banks wishing to repay TARP that doesn’t blatantly cite compensation as the banks primary motivation. Here’s a taste from Dealbook (NYT): Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase have said for weeks that they want to repay their share of the $700 billion government bailout…

Home improvement retailer Lowes (LOW) reported earnings yesterday and whether you want to credit easier comps or operating efficiency, the numbers themselves were better than expected. The tone of the conference call was more upbeat than what anyone would’ve expected. We’re still gonna have some fun with it. This is the Remix… Operator: Good morning,…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL1Nu3qZLdg] The Reformed Broker, AKA Louis Lane, here with today’s Market Recap… OMG…India’s Sensex Index literally exploded overnight, rallying more than 2000 points, or 17.34% in one session. This led to a massive commodity and overseas-exposure rally here in the US with the Dow up around 200 points at the 3:30 look. Top sectors include…